Savonlinna Opera Festival 2024, Finland
Held from 5 July to 4 August the Savonlinna Opera Festival Finland is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world with Olavinlinna Castle on Lake Saimaa providing…
Seú Harvest Parade Festival, Curaçao
Easter Monday is when Curaçao comes alive with the infectious energy of the Seú Harvest Parade Festival. This vibrant celebration sees over 3,000 participants decked out in colourful traditional costumes…
Margate Soul Festival 2024, Kent
Heatwave, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes and Dexter Wansel are amongst the artists performing at the Margate Soul Festival from 2 to 4 August 2024. The Kent music festival is dubbed as…
Broadstairs Folk Week 2024, Kent
Le Vent du Nord, Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening, Oysterband, Daphne’s Flight and Richard Digance will headline the Broadstairs Folk Week 2024. The Kent music festival will take place from…
Newbury Spring Festival 2024, UK
The Newbury Spring Festival is a mix of classical, jazz, folk and chamber music thrown in for good measure. It will take place from 11 to 25 May 2024. Newbury…
Festivals in Colorado 2024: Nine of the Best
We all love a good festival. To give you a helping hand, here is our round up of nine of the best festivals in Colorado in 2024. Frozen Dead Guy…
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2024, Colorado
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is held in September in the glorious town of Telluride nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Over the years it has drawn some of the…
11 Unmissable Italy Festivals for 2024
When you think of Italy perhaps it’s the centuries of culture or the wonderful cuisine that first springs to mind. Or perhaps the breath-taking scenery. But what of the many…
Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash Music Festival
Get ready to dance under the stars at the Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash Music Festival, the Caribbean’s longest-running independent music celebration. From sun-kissed days to moonlit nights pulsating with reggae, island…
Juneteenth Music Festival Denver Colorado
The Juneteenth Music Festival is a celebration of African American culture held in the Five Points neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado on 15 and 16 June, 2024. The Juneteenth Parade which…
Denver Day of Rock 2024, Colorado
Denver Day of Rock is a free music festival held in the LoDo or downtown area of Denver each June across four stages. The family-friendly music festival is very much…
Five Points Jazz Festival, Denver
The Five Points Jazz festival is a free music festival in Denver Colorado which takes place each June. The Five Points neighbourhood was home to many jazz clubs which hosted legends…
Envision Festival, Uvita, Costa Rica
Get ready to unleash your inner soul and dance under the Costa Rican sun at the Envision Festival, a vibrant kaleidoscope of music, movement, art and conscious living. Nestled amidst…
A Michigan Road Trip
Robert Spellman discovers amazing diversity on his Michigan road trip. Well, this was a hiccup: arriving at Detroit’s Motown museum and nobody home. The weather had done its bit –…
8 Festivals in January 2024 Around the World
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in January 2024 across the Globe, from Benin to the Shetlands, so wherever you are there is no reason to avoid…
7 UK Festivals in September 2023
To music on a Holy Island to Derby’s biggest street festival, read Travel Begins at 40’s round-up of the best UK festivals in September 2023. UK Music Festivals in September…
Fresh Fest Cleveland 2023
Fresh Fest Cleveland is a unique festival that celebrates the arts and urban agriculture held in Rid-All Farm and Otter Park on 9 September. It promotes health and wellness while…
Detroit Jazz Festival 2023, USA
The largest free jazz festival in the world, the Detroit Jazz Festival has been held over the US Labor Day weekend for more than 40 years. Each year the international…
WOMAD 2023 Review : Sitting and Dancing
From Peru to Ghana, intermingling the UK’s multicultural beat, this year’s world music festival certainly lived up to its billing. Read Robert Spellman’s WOMAD 2023 review. “What acts are you…
Deepdale Festival 2023, Burnham, Norfolk
Kathryn Williams, Morganway, The Leisure Society and India Electric Co. headline the Deepdale Festival in Norfolk this September. More than 40 acts will perform over the four days of the…
Humber Street Sesh 2023, Hull
The Humber Street Sesh celebrates its 10th anniversary in August 2023. This festival held in the Hull Marina is for the people by the people, and provides a stage for…
7 of the Best Festivals in August 2023
Travel Begins at 40 has produced its own brief round-up of the best festivals in August around the world from Colombia to Nevada and Utah to Notting Hill. Cultural Festivals…
11 Festivals in July 2023
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best global festivals in July 2023 from Pennsylvania to South Korea, so wherever you are you can join in the celebrations. Music Festivals…
Blowin’ in the Wind at the Hard Rock Hotel Dublin
On a visit to the International Literature Festival Dublin, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise have a very musical stay at the Hard Rock Hotel Dublin. Our journey through the lobby…
